Would he advise the General continue on with the program created by the overthrown prime minister and keep buying rice at above world market price? Or would he break the previous prime minister’s promise, that was also the primary reason used for why the military took control over the government, and stop the subsidy program from continuing? He knew that alternative methods existed for aiding farmers and needed to also consider the benefits, such as national security and national pride, for price supports. Finally he needed to weigh the affects any type of support would have on producers and consumers, in addition to any social, environmental, and international costs.